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  1. Jerry Jeff Walker (born Ronald Clyde Crosby; March 16, 1942 – October 23, 2020) [3] [4] was an American country and folk singer-songwriter. He was a leading figure in the progressive country and outlaw country music movement. He was best known for having written the 1968 song "Mr. Bojangles".

  2. March 16, 1942 — October 23, 2020. Jerry Jeff Walker, the hard-living New York native who became an icon of Texas music, has died at 78. Walker passed away on Friday, October 23, due to complications from throat cancer. He was at his home in Austin until an hour before passing away at Dell Seton Medical Center.

  3. Oct 24, 2020 · Country music singer Jerry Jeff Walker, the man behind "Mr. Bojangles," died Friday after a battle with throat cancer. He was 78. "He was at home until an hour before his passing," his wife...

  4. Oct 27, 2020 · The late singer-songwriter Jerry Jeff Walker, who died at 78, was remembered by his former bandmates, fellow musicians and a former president. Read their stories of his musical talent, humor, generosity and hard living.

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  5. Oct 29, 2020 · The Long, Lonesome Roads of Jerry Jeff Walker. By Amanda Petrusich. October 29, 2020. Jerry Jeff Walker is the perfect companion for nights when you might be feeling certain sorrows...

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  7. Learn about the life and music of Jerry Jeff Walker, a singer-songwriter who reinvented himself as a country-rocker in Austin, Texas. From his early days as a rock 'n' roll star to his independent label and his autobiographical songs, he has many miles to go before he sleeps.

  8. Oct 24, 2020 · Jerry Jeff Walker, the singer-songwriter who wrote the much-recorded standard “Mr. Bojangles” and later became a mainstay of the Texas outlaw movement that catapulted Willie Nelson and Waylon...

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